The following are some of the issues surrounding farm subsidies.
Bold terms are topics for those working alone. Those working in pairs should deal with all of the topics.
- history of farm subsidies in the United States - what are farm subsidies supposed to do? Disaster relief, Price supports, and Controlling the supply. - who gets farm subsidies? Large, incorporated farms.
- what crops are involved in farm subsidies?
- what are the political ramifications of farm subsidies? who supports them? who is against them?
A preliminary list of articles - this topic could provoke some argument...
Bold terms are topics for those working alone. Those working in pairs should deal with all of the topics.
- history of farm subsidies in the United States
- what are farm subsidies supposed to do?
Disaster relief, Price supports, and Controlling the supply.
- who gets farm subsidies?
Large, incorporated farms.
- what crops are involved in farm subsidies?
- what are the political ramifications of farm subsidies? who supports them? who is against them?
A preliminary list of articles - this topic could provoke some argument...
Wikipedia on Agricultural Subsidy - definition and history
Agricultural Subsidies - definitions of types of subsidies
NYT - Don't End Subsidies, Fix Them
Harvesting Cash - a series of investigative articles from the Washington Post
Farm Subsidy Database - find out who is getting the money!